Training and early career (2000–2007) in 2006. In late 2000 through 2001, she served as the host and
ring announcer of the
Eric Bischoff led youth-
promotion MatRats. In 2003, she began working for the Hart Family's own promotion,
Stampede Wrestling under the name
Nattie Neidhart, beginning a long time
feud with Belle Lovitz. The pair wrestled each other repeatedly, including a match for the
Prairie Wrestling Alliance, where Neidhart teamed with her father,
Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart, against Lovitz and
Apocalypse. In 2004, however, Neidhart and Lovitz formed a
tag team, wrestling several
intergender matches against The Meyers Brothers as well as against Anna and Ma Myers. She was sidelined for six months while she recovered. Also in October 2006, she debuted in the all-female promotion,
Shimmer Women Athletes. She lost to
Sara Del Rey at the tapings of Volume 7, but defeated "The Portuguese Princess" Ariel at the Volume 8 tapings. The following month she competed in the tournament to determine
Great Canadian Wrestling's inaugural W.I.L.D. Champion, and defeated
Danyah and Aurora en route to the final, where she lost to
Sirelda. She had her last match for Stampede Wrestling on January 26, 2007, after she had signed with
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), defeating Veronika Vice. During the show, she also delivered a speech thanking the fans for their support. Upon signing she was assigned to their
developmental territory Deep South Wrestling for the first half of the year, competing against wrestlers including
Krissy Vaine and
Angel Williams. In September, she and the rest of the Hart Foundation were moved back to FCW. Initially, Neidhart formed an alliance with
Victoria Crawford to take on
The Bella Twins (
Nikki and
Brie Bella), but in 2008, the pair began competing against one another, either in singles matches or in tag team matches with various partners. She continued to make appearances in FCW in late 2008, after debuting on
SmackDown, and managed
TJ Wilson and DH Smith (Harry Smith) to the
FCW Florida Tag Team Championship on October 30.
Alliance with Victoria (2008–2009) (on ropes) during a
house show in 2008 On the April 4 episode of
SmackDown she made her main roster debut, as a
villainous character, when she came out of the crowd to aid Victoria in an attack against McCool and
Cherry, forming an
alliance with her in the process. On the April 11, 2008, episode of
SmackDown!, she introduced herself as the daughter of
Jim Neidhart under the name Natalya Neidhart, accompanying
Victoria to her match against
Michelle McCool. Two weeks later on
SmackDown she made her televised in-ring debut, under the shortened ring name Natalya, defeating Cherry with
her uncle's submission move the "
sharpshooter". At the
Backlash pay–per–view on April 27 Natalya teamed up with Victoria,
Beth Phoenix,
Jillian Hall,
Layla and
Melina to defeat
Mickie James,
Maria Kanellis,
Ashley, Michelle McCool,
Cherry and
Kelly Kelly in a
12-Diva tag team match. On the May 2 episode of
SmackDown, Victoria and Natalya defeated McCool and Cherry. On the June 6 episode of
SmackDown,
SmackDown General Manager Vickie Guerrero introduced the
Divas Championship, and that same night the
Divas competed in a
Golden Dreams match to qualify for the championship match at
The Great American Bash. Natalya won and advanced to the Bash, but lost the Championship match to Michelle McCool. Natalya and Victoria started a
feud with the debuting Brie Bella, after Victoria lost to her on the August 29 episode of
SmackDown. On the September 26 episode of
SmackDown, Victoria and Natalya lost to
Maria and Brie. On the October 31 episode of
SmackDown, Natalya teamed up with Victoria and
Maryse during a
Divas Halloween costume tag team match in a losing effort to Michelle McCool, Maria and Brie. On the November 7 episode of
SmackDown, Natalya accompanied Victoria to her match against Brie, where she was once again defeated. Post-match, Brie ran under the ring to escape from Natalya and Victoria, but they both reached under the ring for her, pulling her and Nicole out. The twins then attacked them and celebrated afterward. On the November 21 episode of
SmackDown, Victoria teamed up with Natalya in a losing effort to The Bella Twins. At
Survivor Series (2008), Natalya competed in a 5-on-5 Survivor Series elimination match a part of Team Smackdown where her team lost to Team Raw. On the November 28 episode of
SmackDown, Victoria teamed up with Natalya and Maryse to defeat the Bella Twins and Michelle McCool, before the feud ended. Followed this, her association with Victoria also ended after she retired from the company on the January 16, 2009, episode of
SmackDown. at
Armageddon (2008), Natalya, Jillian Hall, Victoria and Maryse lost to Maria, Kelly Kelly, Mickie James, and Michelle McCool in an Eight-Diva Santa's Little Helper tag team match. ,
Tyson Kidd (left) and
David Hart Smith in 2010
The Hart Dynasty (2009–2010) While still a member of the SmackDown brand, she made her debut for the
ECW brand, via the talent exchange agreement, on February 10, 2009, managing her real life boyfriend Tyson Kidd (TJ Wilson). In her ECW in-ring debut, on the March 3 episode, Natalya defeated
Alicia Fox. On April 5, Neidhart made her WrestleMania debut, competing in a Divas battle royal at
WrestleMania XXV, but the match was won by
Santina Marella. On April 15 Natalya was made an official member of the ECW brand, when she was drafted there as part of the
2009 Supplemental Draft. On the May 13 episode of
ECW, Kidd and Natalya were joined by her real-life cousin David Hart Smith, forming
The Hart Dynasty, although it was originally called The Hart Trilogy. On June 29, 2009, Natalya was traded back to SmackDown along with the other members of The Hart Dynasty. Natalya's first match back for the brand was in a
six-person mixed tag team match on the July 17 episode, when The Hart Dynasty defeated
Cryme Tyme (
JTG and
Shad Gaspard) and
Eve Torres. Natalya, Kidd, and Smith went on to feud with Torres and Cryme Tyme, with Natalya also facing Torres in singles matches and tag team matches involving other Divas. Natalya was on the winning team when the SmackDown Divas defeated the Raw Divas at the
Bragging Rights pay-per-view in October. On December 4, Natalya lost in a triple threat match to determine to number one contender for the
WWE Women's Championship after she was pinned by
Mickie James. The match also involved
Beth Phoenix. ,
Tyson Kidd (left) and
David Hart Smith in 2010 Natalya, along with the other Hart Dynasty members, appeared at
WrestleMania XXVI, helping her uncle
Bret Hart during his match against
Vince McMahon, turning them into faces as a result. On April 26, The Hart Dynasty won the
Unified WWE Tag Team Championship from The Miz and The Big Show. The following day, as part of the
2010 WWE Supplemental Draft, Natalya was drafted to the Raw brand, along with Kidd and Smith. On the May 24, 2010, episode of
Raw, all three members of The Hart Dynasty were attacked by
The Usos (Jimmy and Jey Uso) and
Tamina, who were making their debuts. This provoked a feud between the trios, with The Hart Dynasty attacking The Usos and Tamina the following week in retaliation. At the
Fatal 4-Way pay-per-view in June, Natalya and The Hart Dynasty defeated Tamina and The Uso brothers in a six-person mixed tag team match, when Natalya pinned Tamina following a
discus clothesline. At the next pay-per-view,
Money in the Bank, Natalya helped The Hart Dynasty to retain the championship against The Usos by stopping Tamina from interfering in the match, ending the feud. In September, at
Night of Champions, The Hart Dynasty lost the Tag Team Championship in a
Tag Team Turmoil match. After a failed attempt to regain the championship, in which Kidd was pushed off balance during their double-team Hart Attack move, Kidd and Smith began to have a falling out with one another. This culminated on the November 15 episode of
Raw, when Kidd refused to tag in and attacked Smith during a match for the WWE Tag Team Championship against
The Nexus (
Justin Gabriel and
Heath Slater), resulting in Kidd became a heel once again. Smith defeated Kidd in a singles match on the November 25 episode of
WWE Superstars. Afterward, Smith offered to shake Kidd's hand, but Kidd refused and instead slapped him across the face. On the following episode of
Raw, Kidd defeated Smith in a rematch, with this officially ending the alliance as a team.
Divas Champion (2010–2011) Natalya started her singles competition run, on the September 27 episode of
Raw, when she won a battle royal to become the number one contender to the
WWE Unified Divas Championship, and began feuding with self-professed co-Divas Champions
Lay-Cool (Michelle McCool and
Layla). At the
Hell in a Cell pay-per-view on October 3, she defeated Michelle McCool via disqualification in a match for the championship, which meant that McCool retained the championship. She received another championship match three weeks later at the
Bragging Rights pay-per-view, where she lost to Layla after McCool interfered. On November 1, she once again became number one contender to the Unified Divas Championship after defeating McCool in a non-title match. and
Layla at the 2011
Royal Rumble event At the
Survivor Series pay-per-view on November 21, Natalya defeated McCool and Layla in a
two-on-one handicap match to win the WWE Divas Championship for the first time. After the match she was attacked by Lay-Cool until Beth Phoenix came to her aid, with the pair forming an alliance. At the
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs pay-per-view in December, Natalya and Phoenix defeated Lay-Cool in the first Diva's Tag Team
Tables match in WWE history. Natalya was scheduled to defend her championship against Lay-Cool in a two-on-one handicap match at the
Royal Rumble, but the match was changed to a fatal four-way, also involving Eve. Eve went on to pin Layla and become the new Divas Champion ending Natalya's reign at 70 days. On April 2, Natalya, alongside the entire roster of
WWE Divas, inducted
Sunny into the
Hall of Fame. On April 26, Natalya was drafted back to the SmackDown brand as part of the
2011 supplemental draft. In her return match for the brand, she unsuccessfully challenged Brie Bella for the Divas Championship. In May, Natalya began acting as the on-screen mentor to The Chickbusters of
AJ and
Kaitlyn, giving them advice and managing them during their matches. Natalya, AJ, and Kaitlyn feuded with Alicia Fox, Tamina, and
Rosa Mendes throughout 2011.
The Divas of Doom (2011–2012) On the August 1, 2011, episode of
Raw, she competed in a
battle royal to determinate the number one contender to Kelly Kelly's Divas Championship at
SummerSlam, which was won by
Beth Phoenix. Post-match, she turned
villainous by attacking Kelly, and stating "[her] days as the perky, cute, blonde little bimbo were officially over", four days later on
SmackDown, Natalya defeated AJ before
turning on her protégé, attacking her and declaring war on the "perky little princesses" that comprised the rest of the Divas division. As part of the storyline, she aligned herself with Phoenix, and the pair dubbed themselves "The Divas of Doom", defeating The Chickbusters the following week. Throughout September, The Divas of Doom feuded with The Chickbusters on
SmackDown, while feuding with
Kelly Kelly and Eve Torres on
Raw. in 2011 Natalya accompanied Phoenix to her Divas Championship match at the
SummerSlam pay-per-view against Kelly Kelly, who was accompanied by Eve Torres, but she failed to win the match. On the September 19 episode of
Raw, the Divas of Doom lost a tag team match to Kelly and Torres after Eve pinned Natalya for the win. On the September 26 episode of
Raw, Phoenix pinned Kelly Kelly in a tag team match and granted her a new match for Kelly's
WWE Divas Championship. Four days later on
SmackDown, Natalya lost a match to Kelly. Post-match, Phoenix jumped into the ring and delivered a 'Glam Slam' on Kelly, then Natalya applied and debuted their new submission manoeuvre the 'Pin-Up Strong'. Phoenix received her title match against Kelly on October 2 at
Hell in a Cell, which she won, with Natalya's help, to become a one–time WWE Divas Champion. Phoenix successfully defended her title against Eve Torres, on two different occasions, at
Vengeance, on October 23, in which Natalya was banned from ringside after she and Phoenix had attacked Torres and Kelly at backstage, and at
Survivor Series, on November 20, during a
Divas lumberjack match. Through November, the Divas of Doom started a winning streak over
"The Chickbusters" (AJ and
Kaitlyn), after defeating them in both tag team and singles matches, with Kaitlyn beginning to display
villainous traits, due to her being upset at AJ over the defeats. On the December 6
SmackDown tapings, the Divas of Doom defeated The Chickbusters once again. Post match, Kaitlyn solidified her heel turn after joining the Divas of Doom, however the segment was cut from the broadcast and not recognized by WWE. In early 2012, Natalya was characterized as being notable for smelly
flatulence; this character development was heavily panned by critics. On January 29, at
Royal Rumble, the Divas of Doom competed in an eight-woman tag team match alongside the Bella Twins, and defeated the team of Eve Torres, Kelly Kelly,
Alicia Fox, and
Tamina. The next night on
Raw, Phoenix successfully defended her Divas Championship against Eve. At the
Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, Phoenix successfully defended her championship against Tamina, in a point where her association with Phoenix started splitting up, and on the March 22 episode of
Superstars, Phoenix teamed with Eve Torres against Natalya and Tamina, in a losing effort, with this effectively ensuring the ending for the team.
NXT and Total Divas storylines (2012–2014) '' in April 2012 Beginning in April, while on
NXT Redemption, Natalya became allied with former Hart Dynasty partner Tyson Kidd again, and started feuding with former protégé Kaitlyn when she felt Kaitlyn was paying Kidd too much attention. The pair faced off in both singles and tag team competition throughout mid-2012, including being on opposite sides of a six-Diva tag team match at
Money in the Bank, which Natalya's team lost. Their feud ended on August 31, when Natalya lost to Kaitlyn in a singles match on
SmackDown. In November, Natalya began an on-screen relationship with
The Great Khali. The following month, Natalya saved
Hornswoggle from an attack by Rosa Mendes, thus turning face in the process. This led to a feud with Natalya, Khali, and Hornswoggle facing off against Mendes and her allies,
Primo and Epico in mixed tag team matches in early 2013. On the March 27 episode of
NXT, Natalya lost a Divas Championship match to champion Kaitlyn. Upon the debut of the
Total Divas reality television program in July 2013, Natalya began
feuding with fellow co–stars on the show, The Bella Twins. Natalya and Brie Bella went on to trade victories in singles matches on
Raw and at
SummerSlam. This resulted in a four-way match at
Night of Champions in September, where AJ successfully retained the title against Natalya, Brie, and
Naomi. Simultaneously, Natalya continued appearing alongside long–time ally
The Great Khali, and the two began a feud with
Fandango and the debúting
Summer Rae, which led to a mixed tag team match at the
Hell in a Cell pay–per–view, which Natalya and Khali lost. After forcing AJ to submit on the November 1 episode of
SmackDown during a tag team match, Natalya unsuccessfully challenged AJ for the Divas Championship on
WWE Main Event two weeks later. At
Survivor Series, the cast of
Total Divas faced off with a team led by AJ and Natalya and Nikki Bella were the sole survivors in the match. In December, Natalya unsuccessfully challenged
Paige for the
NXT Women's Championship. After pinning AJ again in a tag team match on
Raw, Natalya was named number one contender to the WWE Divas Championship, but failed to capture the title at
Tables, Ladders and Chairs. On April 6, 2014, Natalya competed at
WrestleMania XXX in the 14–
Diva "
Vickie Guerrero Invitational match" for the
WWE Divas Championship, which was won by the defending champion
AJ Lee. In May, Natalya was entered into a tournament to determine the new NXT Women's Champion. She defeated Layla and
Sasha Banks en route to the final at
NXT TakeOver, in which she lost to
Charlotte. Throughout September, Natalya started acting as the on-screen mentor for
Rosa Mendes, starting a
feud against
"The Slayers" (
Summer Rae and
Layla). They faced off against them during the
Main Event and
Smackdown shows, losing both tag matches due to miscommunication as a team. Additionally they also faced off against
AJ Lee and
Paige on the September 8, episode of
Raw, once again in a losing effort. On the September 29, episode of
Raw, Natalya and Tyson Kidd accompanied Mendes to her match against Layla, in which she was defeated, followed this her association with Mendes quietly disbanded. On November 23, Natalya took part of Alicia Fox's team at
Survivor Series, which was victorious in a clean sweep.
Managing Tyson Kidd and Cesaro (2014–2015) '' in March 2015 In mid–2014, Natalya entered a
storyline with her real–life husband
Tyson Kidd, in which their relationship was openly acknowledged on-screen. She regularly accompanied Kidd to the ring, where he often used her as a distraction to win his matches. The storyline would continue followed
Total Divas footage, in which Kidd transitioned into a disrespectful angle against Natalya, this part of the storyline was done in order to use the
marriage problems they both had. On the January 5, 2015, episode of
Raw, after Natalya defeated WWE Divas Champion Nikki Bella in a non–title match, Brie and Nikki would attack Natalya, with Paige making the save. This led to a tag team match at
Royal Rumble between the two teams, with The Bella Twins picking up the win. Through February, Natalya and Kidd started a brief feud against
Naomi and
Jimmy Uso, facing off during an intergender tag team match on the February 16, episode of
Raw, which Natalya and Kidd lost. When Kidd allied himself with
Cesaro, Natalya began managing the team and was by their side in February, when they won the
WWE Tag Team Championship's at
Fastlane. The following night on
Raw, Natalya helped the duo retain the titles against The Usos, turning
heel in the process. On the February 26 episode of
Smackdown, the villainous Natalya defeated Naomi in a singles match, before the feud ended. On March 28, Natalya inducted
Alundra Blayze into the
WWE Hall of Fame. On March 29, she accompanied Kidd and Cesaro during the
WrestleMania 31 kick-off show, in which they successfully retained the Tag Team Championships. Natalya lasted the rest of the year competing in various matches, including a number one contender's
battle royal for Nikki Bella's Divas Championship, on the April 13 episode of
Raw, which was won by
Paige. On the April 9 episode of
Smackdown, Natalya defeated
Alicia Fox. Post-match, she and Fox were attacked by the
special guest referee for the match
Cameron, which would lead to a
triple–threat match the following week, with Cameron coming out victorious. During a
dark match on the June 1 episode of
Raw, Kidd had suffered a severe neck/spinal injury after receiving
Samoa Joe's '
Muscle buster' finishing maneuver. Several weeks later, Kidd stated that he would be out of action for over a year, with Natalya taken off television for the very first time in order to care for Kidd.
Women's Revolution (2015–2016) After a three-month absence from television, Natalya returned on the September 21, 2015, episode of
Raw, as a
face, confronting the
villainous Paige over her actions during
Charlotte's
WWE Divas Championship celebration. Later that evening, she was defeated by
Naomi in a singles match. After multiple confrontations between the two, Natalya would defeat Paige on the October 5 episode of
Raw. Three days later, on
SmackDown, Natalya teamed with
Becky Lynch and Charlotte the three defeated Team Bella (Alicia Fox, Brie Bella, and Nikki Bella). On the October 15 episode of
Smackdown, while Paige saved Charlotte and Becky from an attack by Team Bella, Natalya, after a backstage altercation with Paige, would be attacked. In the end of October, Natalya started a
feud with
Team B.A.D. (Naomi,
Tamina and
Sasha Banks), after the three distracted her during her match with Paige, and attacked her, but Natalya went on to gain revenge over the team by defeating Naomi and Tamina in two singles matches before the feud quietly ended. In January 2016, Natalya revealed that she had been working through a broken ankle, which was mistaken for a simple sprain and after two months of inactivity, she made her official return during a
live event on January 3. Few weeks later, Natalya returned to WWE television, on the January 18 episode of
Raw, where she defeated Brie Bella, with her former rival Paige in her corner. Upon her return, Natalya started competing in various singles and tag team matches, ending on both winning and losing sides. On March 12, at
Roadblock, Natalya unsuccessfully challenged Charlotte for the Divas Championship. co-stars at
WrestleMania 32 in April 2016 On the March 22 episode of
Main Event, alongside Alicia Fox she accompanied Paige to her match against Naomi, accompanied by Tamina and
Lana. Later in the match, she and Fox were viciously attacked by
Summer Rae and a returning
Emma, distracting Paige as they aligned themselves with Lana and Team B.A.D. The following week, she along with Brie Bella and Alicia Fox accompanied Paige to her match against Emma on the March 28 episode of
Raw, where she was defeated after Lana attacked Paige. Post-match, she along her allies were attacked by Emma, Summer Rae, Lana, Tamina and Naomi, before they were saved by a returning
Eva Marie. As a result, Natalya's
Total Divas team (also including Brie, Alicia Fox, Eva Marie and Paige) faced the newly dubbed team B.A.D. & Blonde (Naomi, Tamina, Lana, Emma, and Summer Rae) in a
10-Diva tag team match at
WrestleMania 32's pre-show. Natalya's team won after Naomi submitted to Brie Bella. After confronting Charlotte during her championship celebration the following night, she challenged Charlotte to a championship match on the April 11 episode of
Raw, in which she was unsuccessful in capturing the
WWE Women's Championship. On the April 18 episode of
Raw, Natalya confronted Charlotte during an interview and revealed that
Shane McMahon had booked them in a rematch for the Women's Championship at
Payback and that her uncle
Bret Hart will be at her corner. At the event, she was defeated after match referee
Charles Robinson, ended the match as Charlotte held her in the
Sharpshooter submission hold, Natalya's signature finishing move, even though she had not submitted making reference to the infamous "
shoot screwjob" the
Montreal Screwjob. After the match, both Natalya and Hart applied their finishing maneuver the "Sharpshooter" on Charlotte and
Ric Flair. The following month at the
Extreme Rules pay-per-view, she was once again defeated by Charlotte in a
submission match in which Ric Flair was banned from ringside, however, she was helped by
Dana Brooke while dressed as Flair allowing Charlotte to get the victory. On June 19 at
Money In The Bank, Natalya teamed with
Becky Lynch in a losing effort against Charlotte and
Dana Brooke. After the match, Natalya attacked Becky,
turning into a
villainess for the first time since 2012. Followed by multiple continuous attacks between both girls, Natalya defeated Becky in a match at
Battleground.
SmackDown Women's Champion (2016–2018) On July 19, Natalya was drafted to
SmackDown as part of the
2016 WWE draft. She made her first appearance for the brand on the July 26 episode of
SmackDown, losing against
Becky Lynch. On the August 9 episode of
SmackDown, Natalya competed in a losing effort against
Carmella. The following week, Natalya teamed with
Alexa Bliss in a losing effort against the team of Carmella, and Becky Lynch, after a distraction provided by
Eva Marie and
Naomi. At
SummerSlam, Natalya teamed with Alexa Bliss and the returning
Nikki Bella (who replaced the suspended Eva Marie) against Naomi, Lynch, and Carmella in a
six-woman tag team match. Nikki Bella pinned Carmella to score the victory for Natalya's team. At
Backlash, Natalya competed in a
six-pack elimination challenge to determine the inaugural
SmackDown Women's Champion and was eliminated by Nikki Bella. On the October 25 episode of
SmackDown, Natalya lost against Nikki Bella in a match to determine the captain of the SmackDown women's team at the
Survivor Series pay-per-view. However, after Nikki had been attacked backstage before the match, Natalya replaced Nikki but led her team to defeat. At the
TLC pay-per-view, Carmella accused Natalya of having been Nikki's attacker at Survivor Series; Natalya denied this for weeks before attacking Carmella on the December 20 episode of
SmackDown and admitting to having attacked Nikki, revealing her pent-up jealousy of Bella's success over the years. Natalya and Nikki were set to compete in a match on the January 10, 2017, episode of
SmackDown, but the match never officially started due a brawl between the two, where referees came in to break them up. At the
Royal Rumble pay-per-view on January 29, Natalya competed in a six-woman tag team match alongside Alexa Bliss and
Mickie James against Nikki, Naomi, and Becky Lynch, where her team was defeated after Naomi pinned Bliss. On February 12 at the
Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, Natalya faced Nikki in singles competition, which ended in a double count-out. The feud culminated in a
Falls Count Anywhere match on the February 21 episode of
SmackDown, in which Natalya was victorious after an interference from
Maryse. On June 18 at
Money in the Bank, Natalya competed in the inaugural women's
Money in the Bank ladder match, which was won by Carmella following an interference by
James Ellsworth. On July 23, Natalya defeated Flair, Lynch,
Tamina, and
Lana in a five-way elimination match at
Battleground, earning an opportunity to face Naomi for the SmackDown Women's Championship at
SummerSlam on August 20. At the event, Natalya defeated Naomi to capture the SmackDown Women's Championship. With this victory, Natalya became the first woman to hold both the
Divas Championship and the SmackDown Women's Championship. On the September 12 episode of
SmackDown, Natalya made her first successful title defense in a rematch against Naomi. At
Hell in a Cell on October 8, Natalya defended her championship against
Charlotte Flair, which resulted into a disqualification loss after she attacked Flair with a chair. On November 14 episode of
SmackDown, she dropped the title to Charlotte, losing by submission, and thereby ending her reign at 86 days. Natalya then competed at
Survivor Series along with
Becky Lynch,
Tamina Snuka,
Naomi and Carmella as a part of Team Smackdown against Team Raw in a losing effort. Natalya received her Smackdown Women's Championship rematch at
Clash of Champions, but was unsuccessful against Flair in a lumberjack match. At the
2018 Royal Rumble, Natalya participated in the first Women's Royal Rumble Match; she entered at number 18 but was eliminated by
Trish Stratus. At
Fastlane,
Carmella and Natalya defeated
Naomi and
Becky Lynch after Carmella pinned Becky.
Alliance with Ronda Rousey (2018–2019) On the April 16, 2018, episode of
Raw, Natalya was once again
drafted to
Raw and became a
fan favorite for the first time since
June 2016. In her first match, she defeated
Mandy Rose, but after the match, both Rose and
Sonya Deville attacked her before
Ronda Rousey made the save. Shortly after that scene, Natalya was placed in a
storyline with Rousey as she was revealed to be her training partner and friend. In June, Natalya competed in the
Money in the Bank ladder match for the third time in her career, however, at the
event, the match was ultimately won by
Alexa Bliss. Throughout the following months, Natalya continued to compete in various singles and tag team matches and also worked as a
manager for both
Nia Jax and Ronda Rousey in some of their matches against Alexa Bliss to avoid
Mickie James' interference. In October, Natalya joined forces with
Sasha Banks and
Bayley against
The Riott Squad (
Sarah Logan,
Liv Morgan and
Ruby Riott) which led to a
six–woman tag team match at the first ever all women's pay–per–view,
Evolution, where Natalya, Banks and Bayley were victorious. Shortly after the event, Natalya continued her
feud with Ruby Riott after the latter broke the "glasses" of Natalya's recently deceased
father. During that time, both women were announced as the final members of Team Raw for the
interbrand women's traditional five–on–five tag team elimination match, however, they were eventually removed from the match as they brawled just before
Survivor Series started. On the December 3 episode of
Raw, in what was supposed to be a tag team match pitting Natalya and Ronda Rousey against Nia Jax and
Tamina, The Riott Squad attacked Natalya and put her through a
table while Jax and Tamina cornered Rousey to prevent her from helping. This led to a
tables match between Ruby Riott and Natalya at the
TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event, where Natalya gained revenge and defeated Riott after
powerbombing her from the top rope through a table. On the December 24 episode of
Raw, after she won an eight-woman
gauntlet match to become the number one contender a week prior, Natalya faced Rousey for her
Raw Women's Championship, however, she was unsuccessful in winning the match and the title. On January 27, 2019, at the
2019 Royal Rumble, Natalya entered the second women's
Royal Rumble match at number 2, lasting 56:01 (surpassing
Sasha Banks' previous record set in 2018), and eliminated
Liv Morgan and
Sarah Logan, before she was eliminated by
Nia Jax.
Women's Tag Team Champion (2019–2021) at a live event in 2019 At
Fastlane, Natalya reunited her team with
Beth Phoenix, known as The Divas of Doom, after the two were attacked by Nia Jax and
Tamina. The Divas of Doom took part of a fatal four-way tag team match for the
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship at
WrestleMania 35 on April 7, however, the match was won by
The IIconics (
Billie Kay and
Peyton Royce). In May, Natalya competed in the
Money in the Bank ladder match at the
namesake pay–per–view, where she was unsuccessful in winning the match. In June, Natalya and
Alexa Bliss were supposed to compete in a late addition match at the
Super Show-Down pay–per–view in
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, however, the match was rejected by the
Saudi Arabian government just before the show started due to the
suppression of women's rights. On July 15's edition of
Raw, Natalya won a fatal four-way elimination match to become the #1 contender for
Becky Lynch's
Raw Women's Championship. At
SummerSlam, Natalya was unsuccessful in winning the Raw Women's title from Lynch in a
Submission match. On the
Raw after SummerSlam, Natalya revealed that she suffered a storyline dislocated elbow and came out wearing a cast, when she was then subjected to a brutal assault from the returning Sasha Banks, whom Natalya considered a friend. Natalya was defeated by Banks on August 26 edition of
Raw. Natalya later began feuding with
Lacey Evans, exchanging victories and losses, before defeating her in a last woman standing match. The pair later took on the Kabuki Warriors in a losing effort. Natalya defeated Evans again at
Crown Jewel, which was the first ever women's match to take place in Saudi Arabia. On the second night of
WrestleMania 36 on April 5, 2020, she lost to
Liv Morgan in the pre-show. On the June 15 episode of
Raw, Natalya and
Liv Morgan lost to
The IIconics. Afterward, Natalya began turning heel by ripping on Morgan and claiming that she had been given no respect, with
Lana venting her frustrations to Natalya afterward. On the June 22 episode of
Raw, Natalya turned heel for the first time since 2018, when she solidified her alliance with Lana and defeated Morgan by submission. On the October 12 episode of
Raw, Natalya would end her alliance with Lana after the duo were defeated by
Mandy Rose and
Dana Brooke. The same night, Natalya competed in a battle royal for a
Raw Women's Championship opportunity where she would survive to the final two before being eliminated by winner Lana. As part of the
2020 Draft in October, Natalya was drafted to the
SmackDown brand. In January 2021, Natalya formed an alliance with
Tamina while putting the women's tag team division on notice. On the January 30 episode of WWE Backstage, the two allies were forced to face each other in a match to determine who would be the number 30 entrant at the Royal Rumble, in which Natalya won, earning her spot. Natalya and Tamina won a Tag Team Turmoil Match on the first night of
WrestleMania 37 for an opportunity to face
Nia Jax and
Shayna Baszler for the
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship on the second night. However, they failed to win the titles. On the May 14 episode of
SmackDown, she and Tamina would defeat Baszler and Jax to win the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. On the September 20 episode of
Raw, they lost the titles to
Nikki A.S.H. and
Rhea Ripley. As part of the
2021 Draft, Tamina was drafted to the
Raw brand while Natalya remained on the
SmackDown brand, ending the team. In October, Natalya entered the
Queen's Crown tournament, where she lost to
Doudrop in the first round.
Various feuds and alliances (2022–2025) She participated in the
Royal Rumble match at the
namesake event on January 19, 2022, entering at No. 24 and eliminating Tamina and
Summer Rae, but was eliminated by
Bianca Belair. In March, Natalya formed an alliance with
Shayna Baszler, challenging for the
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship; this led to a fatal four-way tag team match for the titles on the second night of
WrestleMania 38, which was won by
Sasha Banks and Naomi. On the June 3 episode of
SmackDown, Natalya won a
six-pack challenge for the opportunity to face
Ronda Rousey for the
SmackDown Women's Championship at
Money in the Bank, but failed to win the title. During a backstage segment on the October 28 episode of
SmackDown, Natalya was attacked by Shayna Baszler who aligned with Ronda Rousey, effectively ending their alliance. As of result, Natalya turned
face for the first time since 2020. On the same night, at a
SmackDown taping ahead of
Crown Jewel, Natalya suffered a storyline nasal injury during a post-match attack conducted by Shayna Baszler at the instruction of Ronda Rousey. This was done to cover Natalya's real life nasal surgery, in which she would need three months to recover. She returned during the
2023 Royal Rumble match as the 11th entrant, being eliminated along with Baszler by
Damage CTRL (Bayley,
Dakota Kai,
Iyo Sky). On February 5, 2023, Natalya won a fatal four-way match on
SmackDown against Baszler,
Zelina Vega, and
Shotzi to qualify for the women's
Elimination Chamber match, where the winner would be given a Raw Women's Championship match against Bianca Belair at
WrestleMania 39. On February 18, after starting the match and eliminating Liv Morgan by technical submission with the help of eventual winner
Asuka, Natalya was eliminated by Carmella, becoming the third woman in the match to be eliminated overall. On March 25, 2023, Natalya teamed with Shotzi to qualify for the Women's WrestleMania Showcase fatal four-way tag team match at WrestleMania 39. The match took place on the second night, in which Rousey and Baszler were victorious after Rousey forced Shotzi to tap out with an arm bar. As part of the
2023 WWE Draft, Natalya was drafted to the
Raw brand. On the May 8 episode of
Raw, Natalya stepped up to SmackDown Women's Champion
Rhea Ripley but Ripley would make her way out of the ring before things got physical. At
Night of Champions, Natalya unsuccessfully challenged Ripley for the SmackDown Women's Championship in a
squash match that lasted 70 seconds. On the June 8 episode of
Raw, Natalya faced
Zoey Stark to qualify for the women's
Money in the Bank ladder match, but was defeated. On the June 19 episode of
Raw, Natalya was originally scheduled in a rematch against Ripley, however the match never began as Ripley attacked Natalya before the bell rang. On the July 3 episode of
Raw, Natalya once again unsuccessfully challenged Ripley in a rematch for the
Women's World Championship, with the match being well received. Since then, Natalya has also begun regularly appearing on
WWE Main Event defeating the likes of
Xia Li,
Tegan Nox, and
Nikki Cross. On September 6, it was announced that Natalya would once again challenge Ripley for the Women's World Championship at
Superstar Spectacle, Natalya was defeated at the event. On the September 18 episode of
Raw, Natalya unsuccessfully challenged
Becky Lynch for the
NXT Women's Championship. Over the following weeks, Natalya formed an alliance with Tegan Nox. On November 20 episode of
Raw, Natalya and Nox won a fatal 4-way tag team match to receive a
WWE Women's Tag Team Championship opportunity. On the November 27 episode of
Raw, the duo unsuccessfully challenged
Chelsea Green and
Piper Niven for the titles. On January 27, 2024, at the
2024 Royal Rumble, Natalya entered the women's
Royal Rumble match at number 1, and lasted 20:57. During the match, she attempted to eliminate her tag team partner Tegan Nox before being eliminated by Nox herself. In March 2024, Natalya would start making appearances on the
NXT brand and would form an alliance with
Karmen Petrovic. On the April 9 episode of
NXT, Natalya unsuccessfully challenged
Roxanne Perez for the NXT Women's Championship, after interference from
Lola Vice. On week 2 of
Spring Breakin', Natalya was defeated by Vice in an NXT Underground match. Natalya participated in the 2024 Queen of the Ring tournament, where she was defeated by
Iyo Sky in the first round. On September 9 episode of
Raw, Natalya made her comeback after a three-months hiatus to team up with Lyra Valkyria and
Zelina Vega, defeating
Pure Fusion Collective (Shayna Baszler, Sonya Deville and Zoey Stark). At the
Royal Rumble on February 1, 2025, Natalya entered the women's Royal Rumble match as the 18th entrant, before being eliminated by Liv Morgan. In March, Natalya began mentoring
Maxxine Dupri, eventually forming a team with her called The Dungeon Dolls. The duo would team together on the April 11 episode of
Smackdown, where they entered a tag team
gauntlet match for a WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match at
WrestleMania 41 but were unsuccessful. On July 9, Natalya appeared on WWE's developmental brand
WWE Evolve, challenging Kali Armstrong for the Evolve Women's Championship, where Armstrong retained her title after pinning Natalya with the "Kali Connection". On July 25, Natalya made her debut for WWE's sister promotion
Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide (AAA) during the Alianzas event, teaming with Lola Vice, defeating
Faby Apache &
Lady Shani and
Dalys &
Chik Tormenta in a three-way tag team match. On August 18, Natalya challenged
Becky Lynch for the
WWE Women's Intercontinental Championship on
WWE Raw, where Lynch retained her title.
"The Lowkey Legend" (2026–present) On the January 19, 2026 episode of
Raw, Natalya turned heel after assisting Lynch defeat Maxxine Dupri for the Women's Intercontinental Championship and then attacking Dupri after the match. She subsequently adopted her "Lowkey Legend" persona that she uses in her non-WWE appearances and returned to her ring name
Nattie in the
2026 Royal Rumble on January 31, 2026, where she entered the namesake match at No. 13 and was eliminated by eventual winner Liv Morgan. 's
Crockett Cup in 2025
Independent circuit (2025–present) Whilst still signed to WWE, Neidhart, billed once again under her pre-WWE name Nattie Neidhart, was announced as a member of the cast of the thirteenth edition of
Josh Barnett's
Bloodsport, held by
Game Changer Wrestling during
WrestleMania 41 weekend. She defeated
Miyu Yamashita before being involved in a brawl with
NWA World Women's Champion Kenzie Paige. This led to a match for the championship at NWA's
Crockett Cup 2025, where she was defeated. On June 28, Neidhart made her
Reality of Wrestling debut, headlining the promotion's first all-women's event, Hart and Soul, defeating Promise Braxton via submission. On August 1, during
SummerSlam weekend, she returned to GCW for Josh Barnett's Bloodsport XIV, where she defeated
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